Sagar Yadav v. the State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail refused; appeal dismissed by single judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Section 14-A(2) SC/ST Act appeal against rejection of bail (application under Section 483 BNSS) in a false-pretext-of-marriage sexual-intercourse case under Section 69 BNS, 2023 with Section 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act (Crime No. 546/2025, PS Kotwali, District Sarguja; incident at Mahamayapara, Ambikapur). Grounds for refusal: gravity of offence, prosecution material on record, and only 2 of 14 witnesses examined; State noted several important witnesses remained. Victim, produced through DLSA on the Court's earlier direction dated 26.02.2026, objected to bail. Appellant in custody since 07.08.2025; trial before Special Judge (Atrocities), Ambikapur. Relevant to bail strategy where most witnesses are unexamined and to victim-objection hearings in SC/ST Act bail appeals.
What did the court decide?
Considering the entire facts and circumstances, particularly the nature and gravity of the offence, the material collected and available on record against the appellant, and the fact that only 02 of 14 witnesses had been examined till date, the Court did not find it appropriate to release the appellant on bail at this stage.